“Honestly, it’s something that I was thinking about and I’m excited to be involved with, to work with some of the top executives of the organization to try and learn the business,” he said.tap here to see other videos from our teamWhile Phillips has been busy with other projects outside of hockey, including real estate, he laughed at suggestions that those endeavours helped him land the new gig.
Phillips, who was a major part of the dominant Senators squads at the turn of century, says he can feel the buzz of excitement in the air from everyone, including the corporate community that had a strained relationship with Melnyk. “There really has just been a steady release of positive stories, which is, to be quite honest, a nice change.”
All of the above naturally gives rise to questions of whether Daniel Alfredsson would ever return to the Senators in an official capacity.